Civil Engineers Recruitment Questions
Question # 1. Euler’s formula holds good only for
(1) Short columns
(2) Long columns
(3) Both short and long columns
(4) Intermediate columns
Question # 2. The vehicle used in case of enamel paints is usually
(1) Linseed oil
(2) Water
(3) Varnish
(4) None of the above
Question # 3. Closed contours of decreasing values
towards their centre, represent a
(1) Hill
(2) Depression
(3) Saddle
(4) River bed
Question # 4. Maximum bulking of sand is likely to occur at a moisture content of
(1) 5%
(2) 8%
(3) 11%
(4) 14%
Question # 5. The operation of revolving a plane table about its vertical axis so that all lines on
the sheet become parallel to corresponding lines on the ground is known as
(1) Levelling
(2) Centering
(3) Orientation
(4) Setting
(1) Short columns
(2) Long columns
(3) Both short and long columns
(4) Intermediate columns
Question # 2. The vehicle used in case of enamel paints is usually
(1) Linseed oil
(2) Water
(3) Varnish
(4) None of the above
Question # 3. Closed contours of decreasing values
towards their centre, represent a
(1) Hill
(2) Depression
(3) Saddle
(4) River bed
Question # 4. Maximum bulking of sand is likely to occur at a moisture content of
(1) 5%
(2) 8%
(3) 11%
(4) 14%
Question # 5. The operation of revolving a plane table about its vertical axis so that all lines on
the sheet become parallel to corresponding lines on the ground is known as
(1) Levelling
(2) Centering
(3) Orientation
(4) Setting
Question # 6. Which of the following aggregates gives maximum strength in concrete ?
(1) Rounded aggregate
(2) Elongated aggregate
(3) Flaky aggregate
(4) Cubical aggregate
Question # 7. Plasticizers and superplasticizers are used to
(1) Reduce C/W ratio
(2) Increase workability
(3) Increase strength
(4) All of the above
Question # 8. As per IRC (Indian Road Congress), the maximum possible width of a vehicle will be
(1) 2·44 m
(2) 3·44 m
(3) 1·88 m
(4) 4·0 m
Question # 9. The value of the property shown in the account books after allowing necessary depreciation is called as
(1) Scrap value
(2) Salvage value
(3) Book value
(4) Market value
Question # 10. Which of the following is common, when a valve closes suddenly at an end of a pipeline system, and a pressure wave propagates in the pipe ?
(1) Expansion
(2) Contraction
(3) Water hammer
(4) Turbulent flow
Question # 11. Coning of wheels is provided (1) To check lateral movement of
wheels
(2) To avoid damage to inner faces of rails
(3) To avoid discomfort to passengers
(4) All of the above
Question # 12. The initial setting time for ordinary portland cement as per IS specification
should not be less than
(1) 10 minutes
(2) 30 minutes
(3) 60 minutes
(4) 600 minutes
Question # 13. The IS code used for the design of RC elements is
(1) IS 875
(2) IS 800
(3) IS 456
(4) IS 8112
Question # 14. The slope of voids ratio versus log of effective stress for a soil specimen gives
(1) Coefficient of compressibility
(2) Coefficient of volume change
(3) Coefficient of consolidation
(4) Compression index
Question # 15. Water supply to a house begins with connection of the service pipe with municipal water mains. The connection sequence comprises
A. Stopcock
B. Gooseneck
C. Ferrule
D. Water meter
(1) Rounded aggregate
(2) Elongated aggregate
(3) Flaky aggregate
(4) Cubical aggregate
Question # 7. Plasticizers and superplasticizers are used to
(1) Reduce C/W ratio
(2) Increase workability
(3) Increase strength
(4) All of the above
Question # 8. As per IRC (Indian Road Congress), the maximum possible width of a vehicle will be
(1) 2·44 m
(2) 3·44 m
(3) 1·88 m
(4) 4·0 m
Question # 9. The value of the property shown in the account books after allowing necessary depreciation is called as
(1) Scrap value
(2) Salvage value
(3) Book value
(4) Market value
Question # 10. Which of the following is common, when a valve closes suddenly at an end of a pipeline system, and a pressure wave propagates in the pipe ?
(1) Expansion
(2) Contraction
(3) Water hammer
(4) Turbulent flow
Question # 11. Coning of wheels is provided (1) To check lateral movement of
wheels
(2) To avoid damage to inner faces of rails
(3) To avoid discomfort to passengers
(4) All of the above
Question # 12. The initial setting time for ordinary portland cement as per IS specification
should not be less than
(1) 10 minutes
(2) 30 minutes
(3) 60 minutes
(4) 600 minutes
Question # 13. The IS code used for the design of RC elements is
(1) IS 875
(2) IS 800
(3) IS 456
(4) IS 8112
Question # 14. The slope of voids ratio versus log of effective stress for a soil specimen gives
(1) Coefficient of compressibility
(2) Coefficient of volume change
(3) Coefficient of consolidation
(4) Compression index
Question # 15. Water supply to a house begins with connection of the service pipe with municipal water mains. The connection sequence comprises
A. Stopcock
B. Gooseneck
C. Ferrule
D. Water meter
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